NCT06413251

Clinical Effectiveness of Boxing Training in Individuals With Elevated Blood Pressure or Stage 1 Hypertension

Boxing Training Effects on Cardiovascular Risk, Quality of Life, Endothelial Function, and Blood Flow Patterns in Individuals With Elevated Blood Pressure or Stage 1 Hypertension

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Texas, El Paso · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether boxing training reduces cardiovascular risk in elevated blood pressure or hypertension stage 1 individuals. The main questions it aims to answer are (1) if boxing training reduces peripheral and central blood pressure and (2) if boxing training improves cardiovascular function in elevated blood pressure or hypertension stage 1 individuals. Participants with elevated blood pressure or hypertension stage 1 will be randomly divided into a control group or an intervention group. The latter group will be involved in boxing training, 3 days per week for 6 weeks. Researchers will compare clinical and cardiovascular outcomes between the control and the intervention group.

Conditions

• Elevated Blood Pressure
• Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Boxing Training	The boxing training intervention will consist of three exercise sessions per week on nonconsecutive days for six weeks. Participants will be instructed to complete 10 rounds of three minutes with a one-minute resting period interspersed. Four rounds will consist of heavy bag punching (e.g. straight, jab, hook) at 60% VO2max and three rounds at 90-95% VO2max, while the remaining 3 rounds will be focused on mitt work at 60% VO2max.
OTHER	Control flexibility	The control group will perform three days per week 10 minutes of dynamic articular movement, five minutes of uni pedal stance, and five minutes of stretching of the upper limbs for six weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-15
• Primary completion: 2020-03-15
• Completion: 2020-03-15
• First posted: 2024-05-14
• Last updated: 2024-05-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States